GameHorizon 2013 | Sessions

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Wednesday 8th May

14:00	Charles Cecil, MBE Host	Welcome About Charles Cecil, MBE Charles co-founded Revolution in 1990, most famous for adventure titles Broken Sword and Beneath A Steel Sky. He was a co-founder of Yorkshire games network Game Republic and is also a member of Skillset's Computer Games Skills Council.	Show
14:10	Pauline Jacquey Ubisoft Reflections David Polfeldt Massive Entertainment	Keynote: The fearless creation of the million dollar game About Pauline Jacquey Jacquey is a Ubisoft veteran having worked across the company's Paris, Shanghai, India and Montreal locations since 1997. As well as production duties on Rayman and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, she also built the casual and social departments and led Ubisoft India's 100 per cent digital focus, overseeing 250 employees. She is now MD of Reflections working on Just Dance and Watch Dogs. About David Polfeldt David has been working with games since the late 90’s, starting at Icon Medialab and eventually joining Massive Entertainment in 2005. With a background in the Swedish comic underground scene, he has also held positions in both TV and advertising as well as managing several successful Swedish game studios. As the MD of Massive, David has the ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the projects produced at the studio and has worked on titles such as Ground Control, World In Conflict, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Far Cry 3.	Show
15:05	Henrique Olifiers Bossa Studios	Anti-social behaviour: playing in open networks About Henrique Olifiers Henrique is one of the co-founders of London social studio Bossa, developers of BAFTA-winning online browser game Monstermind. Prior to forming Bossa he was studio director at Playfish/EA, working on social games across multiple platforms and was also head of games development for UK publisher and developer Jagex.	Show
15:35	Fredrik Wester Paradox Interactive	Using an axe to carve a niche About Fredrik Wester Fredrik Wester is CEO, president and principal owner at Paradox Interactive; one of the biggest independent publishers in Northern Europe. Fredrik is a serial entrepreneur and founder of other companies, including download portal GamersGate. Fredrik invests in tech, media and entertainment start-ups and also acts as Chairman of the Board at Camlac.	Show
16:00		Coffee break
16:30	Will Wright Game Designer	Live Q&A via video link from the US About Will Wright Acclaimed game creator and visionary Will Wright established the template for simulation games with the original SimCity in 1989 and the cultural phenomenon The Sims in 2000. Co-founder of Maxis, which was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1997, Wright's games have won multiple awards while he himself has been inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame and in 2007 became the first game designer to receive a BAFTA.	Show
17:15	Sameer Baroova GameStick Mark Rein Epic Games Andrew Oliver Blitz Games Studios	Roundtable: New opportunities in video game hardware Chair: Matt Martin - European Editor, GamesIndustry International About Sameer Baroova Sameer is the head of games for PlayJam's GameStick. He has over ten years experience in tablet and mobile technology having held senior positions at Electronic Arts and PopCap Games, where he was responsible for the launch of titles such as Bejeweled, Plants Vs Zombies and Peggle. About Mark Rein For over 20 years Mark has spearheaded Epic's licensing and publishing deals, business development and operations. He is responsible for the company's award-winning Unreal Engine technology, used in such titles as Gears of War, Infinity Blade and Unreal Tournament. About Andrew Oliver Andrew is the chief technical officer and co-founder of Blitz Games Studios, founded in 1990 with his twin brother Philip. The business has a diverse portfolio of titles across motion control, free-to-play, console and serious games, as well as the award-winning middleware BlitzTech.	Show

Thursday 9th May

10:05	Charles Cecil, MBE Host	Welcome back! About Charles Cecil, MBE Charles co-founded Revolution in 1990, most famous for adventure titles Broken Sword and Beneath A Steel Sky. He was a co-founder of Yorkshire games network Game Republic and is also a member of Skillset's Computer Games Skills Council.	Show
10:10	Alistair Aitcheson Game Developer	Re-imagining multiplayer on tablet About Alistair Aitcheson Alistair is a one-man game development studio, most recently responsible for Slamjet Stadium, an iOS game praised for its chaotic multiplayer action. A keen public speaker, Alistair is a Mathematics graduate and also a prominent member of the Best of British mobile games initiative.	Show
10:55	Barry Meade Fireproof Studios	All roads lead to Rome: an alternate route to iOS success About Barry Meade Barry is a founding member and commercial director of Fireproof Studios, creators of acclaimed iOS game The Room. Before establishing the studio, Barry began his career working on titles for the SNES, Amiga and PC. In 2004 he joined Criterion and worked on Black and multiple Burnout titles. He has also worked at studios including Bullfrog, Acclaim Teeside, Negative Productions and Mucky Foot.	Show
11:25		Coffee break
11:45	Ernest Edmonds Professional Artist	The art of interaction About Ernest Edmonds Ernest is a constructivist artists who has been using computers in his art since 1968. With over 200 refereed publications in the field of human-computer interaction, creativity and art, Ernest has exhibited throughout the world, from Moscow to L.A. He is professor of Computation and Creative Media at the University of Technology, Sydney, and professor of Computational Art at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.	Show
12:05	Alex May Professional Artist	My robot companion: living in the uncanny valley About Alex May Alex May is a professional artist who utilises his extensive programming knowledge to create his own software for video projection installations and interactive digital artworks. His work explores relationships with digital technologies, and how human perception of reality can be altered and extended through code and light. He has exhibited around the UK and Europe including the V&A, Science Museum, the European Commission, and Holland Park in London, and the Science Gallery in Dublin.	Show
12:25	Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central	Girls and ICT About Chi Onwurah Chi is the Labour MP for Newcastle, the town where she was born and raised. With an academic background in electrical engineering and a career in hardware and software development, she has most recently been campaigning for the government to help increase the number of females in ICT careers.	Show
12:45	Danny Bilson Writer and producer	Building IP in the digital world About Danny Bilson Danny Bilson is a producer and writer based in Los Angeles. Formerly executive vice president of core games for THQ, Bilson has experience with transmedia properties working in film, video games, TV and comic books. He is currently working on a number of new entertainment projects.	Show

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Schedule

Wednesday 8th May

Charles Cecil, MBE

Welcome

About Charles Cecil, MBE

Pauline Jacquey

David Polfeldt

Keynote: The fearless creation of the million dollar game

About Pauline Jacquey

About David Polfeldt

Henrique Olifiers

Anti-social behaviour: playing in open networks

About Henrique Olifiers

Fredrik Wester

Using an axe to carve a niche

About Fredrik Wester

Coffee break

Will Wright

Live Q&A via video link from the US

About Will Wright

Sameer Baroova

Mark Rein

Andrew Oliver

Roundtable: New opportunities in video game hardware

About Sameer Baroova

About Mark Rein

About Andrew Oliver

Thursday 9th May

Charles Cecil, MBE

Welcome back!

About Charles Cecil, MBE

Alistair Aitcheson

Re-imagining multiplayer on tablet

About Alistair Aitcheson

Barry Meade

All roads lead to Rome: an alternate route to iOS success

About Barry Meade

Coffee break

Ernest Edmonds

The art of interaction

About Ernest Edmonds

Alex May

My robot companion: living in the uncanny valley

About Alex May

Chi Onwurah

Girls and ICT

About Chi Onwurah

Danny Bilson

Building IP in the digital world

About Danny Bilson

Hosted by Charles Cecil, MBE

Founder and MD, Revolution Software

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